Alpine Swift
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Alpine Swift

Tachymarptis melba

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Chitwan National Park
9 Verified records at Chitwan National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The alpine swift (Tachymarptis melba) is a species of swift found in Africa, southern Europe, and Asia. They breed in mountains from southern Europe to the Himalayas. Like common swifts, they are migratory; the southern European population winters further south in southern Africa. They have very short legs which are used for clinging to vertical surfaces. Like most swifts, they never settle voluntarily on the ground, spending most of their lives in the air living on the insects they catch in their beaks. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Alpine Swift sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Chitwan National Park

House Swift
LC Endemic

House Swift

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Apus nipalensis

5–10% · With luck
Asian Palm-Swift
LC

Asian Palm-Swift

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cypsiurus balasiensis

5–10% · Rare
White-rumped Needletail
LC

White-rumped Needletail

Bird

Zoonavena sylvatica

<5% · Rare
Silver-backed Needletail
LC Endemic

Silver-backed Needletail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundapus cochinchinensis

<5% · Rare
Himalayan Swiftlet
LC

Himalayan Swiftlet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aerodramus brevirostris

<5% · Rare
White-throated Needletail
LC

White-throated Needletail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundapus caudacutus

Insufficient data
Blyth's Swift

Blyth's Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apus leuconyx

Insufficient data
Crested Treeswift
LC

Crested Treeswift

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hemiprocne coronata

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
40–50%
2 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
10–20%
3 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
4 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
5 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
6 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
7 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%
8 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
5–10%
9 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
10 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
11 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
5–10%
12 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
5–10%
13 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
14 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
15 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
16 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
<5%
17 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
18 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
19 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
20 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
<5%
21 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
22 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
23 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
24 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
25 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
26 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
27 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
28 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
29 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
30 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
31 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
32 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
33 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
34 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
35 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
36 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
37 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
38 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
39 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
40 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
<5%
41 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
42 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
43 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
44 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
45 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
46 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
47 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
48 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
49 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
50 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
51 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
52 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
53 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
54 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
55 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
56 Berenty Reserve 🇲🇬 Madagascar
Insufficient data
57 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
58 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
59 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
60 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
61 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
62 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
Insufficient data
63 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
64 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
65 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Insufficient data
66 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
67 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
68 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
69 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
70 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
71 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
72 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Alpine Swift in Chitwan National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Alpine Swift sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Alpine Swift in Chitwan National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Alpine Swift in Chitwan National Park in our monthly data.

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